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afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban. oppressing the people, they were using guns and violence against these women. that is a scene we cultivated the last 20 years. it is now growing. my place in the world is before we die, let's continue to help them achieve what we want. we do not want the women of afghanistan to look like the women of the u.s. and europe. we want basic fundamental rights. the right to go to school, to go to work. to be able to have a say in the future of your country and live in a society that is equal. daniel: do the u.s. and other countries have leverage in this situation? if so, what? the u.s. and europe's leverage
afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban....
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afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts. there is society, there is life. this society is out loudly and moving forward as any other society. it is this that i would like you to remember when you think of afghanistan. a country of 5000 years of history, at least. a country that has produced thinkers, philosophers. a country like other countries, and i can tell you that the most recent suffering will be behind us. a new time is beginning, has already begun. with 2014 coming, your sons and daughters will no longer be burdened with protecting afghanistan. the sons and daughters will take the mantle and m
afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts....
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there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country. coming up later on in our special report from afghanistan, the terrorist attack against a roots of peace building in kabul. [ siren wails ] you'll hear from a determined roots of peace staff promising to continue its work in spite of the danger. but coming up next, why president ashraf ghani believes agriculture can lead the way to prosperity in his country. ÷h,z/ melted cheddar with crispy hash browns and an egg your way. the thing: now that's a burg--- (explosion) (groans) you want that to go again sweetie? the thing burger. welcome to denn
there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country....
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we could succeed in afghanistan. if the past eric -- pakistani government does not put their own house in order, there would not be good outcomes. if they do the vote the resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, -- if they do use their resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, then it would be better. what is it worth spending to secure our important but limited and indirect interests in afghanistan that in many ways, the natural intuitive response if if we have limited interest in afghanistan, let us pursue them with limited means and a variety of limited means have become popular many have been discussed but are not limited to shifting from a combat and it's as in afghanistan to one that will fit the primary training of afghan indigenous security forces were switching from a large currency effort in afghanistan to a more counterterrorism strategy based on the use of toronto in pakistan and many others. in the interest of time, i will not go through them all in substantial deta
we could succeed in afghanistan. if the past eric -- pakistani government does not put their own house in order, there would not be good outcomes. if they do the vote the resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, -- if they do use their resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, then it would be better. what is it worth spending to secure our important but limited and indirect interests in afghanistan that in many ways, the natural intuitive response if if...
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invasion of afghanistan. the people of afghanistan on the mouse laws against that invasion that's why there were nearly eight million refugees in iran and pakistan and the resistance against the soviet union was legitimate in the eyes of the afghan people that's why every afghan was there and fought our come back to this part again the american arrival in afghanistan the refugees came back to afghanistan millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to afghanistan all the afghans who are just for. around the world came back to afghanistan the economic development of ghana's than was was much better during despaired at the presence of the in need to in the united states was illegitimate and accepted by the international community and russia was part of that decision in the security council to send the forces don't forget so this is an entirely different question but when you speak of capacity building the american presence has brought us capacity building get economic and educa
invasion of afghanistan. the people of afghanistan on the mouse laws against that invasion that's why there were nearly eight million refugees in iran and pakistan and the resistance against the soviet union was legitimate in the eyes of the afghan people that's why every afghan was there and fought our come back to this part again the american arrival in afghanistan the refugees came back to afghanistan millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to...
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in afghanistan. panelists talked about access to capital, transportation issues and economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs. the center for strategic and international studies host ed this event earlier this week. >> let's get started. i'm dan rundy. we're going to have having a cop ver sags about the private sector in afghanistan. bev w we've been doing a series. we recently hosted abdullah abdullah about two weeks ago. before that -- we couldn't have done this without tony we thing thanks very much, tony, for everything. i think we're going to have an interesting and constructive conversation today. when i think about people who are qualified for their jobs or the right people at the right time, i can't think of a better person than my friend greg. fz who served both in pakistan and afghanistan has served some of the toughest places in the world united states of america. greg es's a friend, a a patriot, a really qualified individual. thank god he has raised his hand and agreed to do public s
in afghanistan. panelists talked about access to capital, transportation issues and economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs. the center for strategic and international studies host ed this event earlier this week. >> let's get started. i'm dan rundy. we're going to have having a cop ver sags about the private sector in afghanistan. bev w we've been doing a series. we recently hosted abdullah abdullah about two weeks ago. before that -- we couldn't have done this without tony we...
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and the private sector of afghanistan, the government of afghanistan, the emirate of afghanistan, at the invitation of the investment of the islamic republic, which has created a lot of education, alhamdulillah, in the first step , you know that in four decades, much less we we saw that the entire width of afghanistan was preserved. of course, one person was ruling in one region and someone was ruling in another region, and we could not make our investment a reality based on a command and a decree. from the perspective of education , it is very good. bureaucracy has been greatly reduced and corruption is known to you that there is no such thing, alhamdulillah, and from the fact that an investor comes to afghanistan to request investment, we asked that there is no need for a single umbrella that wanders from one office to another and when they are displaced and disturbed , they only go to one place, all their plans are recorded it has already been compiled and alhamdulillah, they will be given land if it is for industry, if it is for mining , although the mines that we previously gave
and the private sector of afghanistan, the government of afghanistan, the emirate of afghanistan, at the invitation of the investment of the islamic republic, which has created a lot of education, alhamdulillah, in the first step , you know that in four decades, much less we we saw that the entire width of afghanistan was preserved. of course, one person was ruling in one region and someone was ruling in another region, and we could not make our investment a reality based on a command and a...
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no stranger to afghanistan. last month went back to kabul, negotiating with president karzai over the bilateral security agreement that is absolutely core to protecting the security of afghan women and girls. john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home. that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and opportunities are undermined, the entire country's stability and prosperity will be undermined as well. so it is my great delight to introduce someone who sp known as "s," standing for secretary of state. and someone who i know sends a strong message just by being here but beyond the words that you will hear of his understanding and commitment, there's a real passion. we have an advocate for the women and girls in afghanistan in secretary john kerry. [ applause ] i think everybody knows that nobody has done more for the cause of wome
no stranger to afghanistan. last month went back to kabul, negotiating with president karzai over the bilateral security agreement that is absolutely core to protecting the security of afghan women and girls. john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home. that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and...
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there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i was working with -- until the last day of june in this year, and now i am working at a private club in washington, d.c. to take a break for a few months, maybe one or two years, and then i want to focus on my education. but i will be back and be back with a strong and better idea about afghanistan, about the freedom of expression and about journalists in afghanistan. talking about the media, fair dealing with their colleagues, they still continue working. that is what i am planning to do for the next few months to the next few years, but we can talk about
there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i...
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an india-free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not in a way the major strategic partner of afghanistan but look at -- if you look at recent history, all the regimes who were kind of left to themselves and particularly this is very true now about karzai government, nanl i buhl la in 191289 really went very close to india and india also played a major role in sustaining him for the next three years. the same is true today in afghanistan and india has a strategy agreement and pakistan could have prevented that by what i pointed to earlier, by making friends, not just clients in afghanistan. and pakistan has a tremendous in a way a tremendous constituency to appeal to afghanistan because of all afghans are exhausted. all afghans are sick of and tired of fighting. and they want some kind of peaceful settlement p-but the key to that settlement and most afghans that i talk to is in the hands -- not in the hands of the u.s. ironically but in the hands of pakistan. and there comes in the whole issue of reconciliation. pakistan's r
an india-free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not in a way the major strategic partner of afghanistan but look at -- if you look at recent history, all the regimes who were kind of left to themselves and particularly this is very true now about karzai government, nanl i buhl la in 191289 really went very close to india and india also played a major role in sustaining him for the next three years. the same is true today in...
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-afghanistan relations. speakers include former special representative for afghanistan marc grossman. this is hosted by the u.s. institute of peace. this panel is one hour and 10 minutes. welcome on behalf of u.s. ip. i would like to thank all of you for coming, and our distinguished guests. we also want to thank our panelists for this first panel which is titled "the united states and afghanistan, the longview. view.the long -- the longview." given policy relations of late, there is lots of focus on the security transition and the upcoming political transition in 2014 in particular. i do think in terms of the current discourse in washington, talking about life beyond 2014 is taking a long view. i think that one of the objectives for today is to try to look at future relations between the u.s. and pakistan beyond 2014. there is a longer-term interest in this relationship. i think it is also important that we have a balanced and realistic view in this relationship. that was -- just what we heard from ambassad
-afghanistan relations. speakers include former special representative for afghanistan marc grossman. this is hosted by the u.s. institute of peace. this panel is one hour and 10 minutes. welcome on behalf of u.s. ip. i would like to thank all of you for coming, and our distinguished guests. we also want to thank our panelists for this first panel which is titled "the united states and afghanistan, the longview. view.the long -- the longview." given policy relations of late, there is...
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and in afghanistan. i will let hamid arsalan handle what the pulse is like, from not average but very informed afghan on what is going on. with that in mind, let me just throw this starting point to the discussion and look forward to churchill's question that the audience's questions. we just had an election at the end of october in afghanistan. there is an enormous amount of hope and courage that was represented by the afghan people in going to the polls. inefficiencies aside, the last few weeks, this has been one of the most anticipated votes in the last five years, the parliamentary elections were two years plus late in the making. the fact that they were held at a starting point is important and the west views that as a milestone albeit not efficient or however else you want to characterize it. the second milestone the west is paying attention to is the presidential election at the end of spring which is another of those that conditional support towards afghanistan is based on achieving certain miles
and in afghanistan. i will let hamid arsalan handle what the pulse is like, from not average but very informed afghan on what is going on. with that in mind, let me just throw this starting point to the discussion and look forward to churchill's question that the audience's questions. we just had an election at the end of october in afghanistan. there is an enormous amount of hope and courage that was represented by the afghan people in going to the polls. inefficiencies aside, the last few...
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leads afghanistan? addd arsalan: let me just -- and my deepest condolences on a personal level to the family of the fallen soldiers. but i just want to add one thing that the afghans alongside with their american friends they are fighting this war on terrorism, 20 plus terrorist groups facing on the front lines on a daily basis. there are tens of afghans are losing their lives basically fighting this terrorism, but like ioannis says, their loss is not basically wasted in afghanistan. i mean, if the u.s. were to leave afghanistan, i think afghanistan is not going to go anywhere. afghanistan has been there for 5000 years. the afghan people have been there all this time. but the fact is that the afghan government, afghan state, right now, we are not in a stage to be self-reliant. we don't have a strong economy to be able to support our military force, right now at least in the next few years. afghanistan does have a lot of resources. as you know we have a lot of minerals, but for us to be able to extract t
leads afghanistan? addd arsalan: let me just -- and my deepest condolences on a personal level to the family of the fallen soldiers. but i just want to add one thing that the afghans alongside with their american friends they are fighting this war on terrorism, 20 plus terrorist groups facing on the front lines on a daily basis. there are tens of afghans are losing their lives basically fighting this terrorism, but like ioannis says, their loss is not basically wasted in afghanistan. i mean, if...
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troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if anybody wanted to pay attention, i served in afghanistan for five years. i lost count. we had a constant stream of punk than's and journalists parachuting in. they could've interviewed anyone. on the record come off the record. -- on the record, off the record. this just did not fit the narrative sold at the time. i would just comment that if you are defeatist, you do not belong in the military. our job, optimism is a force multiplier. our job is not to critique policy or whatever, our job is to make things happen, to
troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia was so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue and take longer time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors who we have. working from day one to assure assure our neighbors that the presence of need to a life force in afghanistan is for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country. and so far you have kept it reassuring gordon it would be neat to have a regional competition as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism kabul has very good relations with
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia was so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for...
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afghanistan is a part of that effort. it is a place where for better or worse we have a history and a specific background that we have dropp develops over the years. we need to americans like short term solutions but there isn't one to this broader issue that by are trying to deal with. one of the things that i think not just the american government but most of the governments in our coalition have not done an adequate job of explaining this to their own publics. i think we owe it to the american -- the past administration, those of us who are involved in this kind of policy discussion owe it to our publics to explain to them the nature of the problem that we are dealing with, how difficult it is going to be to overcome it and why a long-term commitment is essential in afghanistan and more broadly throughout the region. and see if we can't do a better job of being more efficient in how we are applying what is much reduced but a considerable amount of resources to dealing with the problems in afghanistan and the region. we
afghanistan is a part of that effort. it is a place where for better or worse we have a history and a specific background that we have dropp develops over the years. we need to americans like short term solutions but there isn't one to this broader issue that by are trying to deal with. one of the things that i think not just the american government but most of the governments in our coalition have not done an adequate job of explaining this to their own publics. i think we owe it to the...
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the idea of the right mentation -- a new civil war in afghanistan and the fragmentation of afghanistan as a country is not just about the question of refugees. we will go back to the conversations from the 1960's, and the iranians are hoping that the pakistani do not like the idea of that government. they will push for stability in afghanistan and keep the borders where they are. i have many more points to go through and i want to spare you because they want to get to the q&a, but let me round up with some final remarks. iraq believes the taliban has changed. they have to find a way to work with them. iraq is in a state of wait-and-see stance right now, but it wants to make that inclusive government, and the first litmus test for the new taliban, if there is indeed a new taliban. it will if forced seek to create the role taliban bloc of the 1990s including russia, maybe even india although they have tensions with iran over the last decade because there close to the united states but nonetheless, india is a factor. the foreign minister is planning a visit to talk about the future -- the
the idea of the right mentation -- a new civil war in afghanistan and the fragmentation of afghanistan as a country is not just about the question of refugees. we will go back to the conversations from the 1960's, and the iranians are hoping that the pakistani do not like the idea of that government. they will push for stability in afghanistan and keep the borders where they are. i have many more points to go through and i want to spare you because they want to get to the q&a, but let me...
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we will support the government of afghanistan. we will provide assistance to the afghan national defenses and security forces. along with our partners, we are trained and equipped with a standing force of over 300 afghan personnel today. hundreds of thousands over the past two decades. they will continue to fight on behalf of the afghans at great cost. they will support peace talks as we will, between the governor of afghanistan and the taliban facilitated by the masons. -- nations. we will ask other countries in the region, especially pakistan as well as russia, china, india, turkey. they all have a significant stake in a stable future for afghanistan. our next few months we will also determine what a continued u.s. diplomatic presidents in afghanistan will look like, including howlett ensure the security of our diplomats? many will loudly insist that diplomacy cannot succeed without robust u.s. military presence to stand as leverage. we gave that argument a decade. it has never proved effective. not when we had 98,000 troops in
we will support the government of afghanistan. we will provide assistance to the afghan national defenses and security forces. along with our partners, we are trained and equipped with a standing force of over 300 afghan personnel today. hundreds of thousands over the past two decades. they will continue to fight on behalf of the afghans at great cost. they will support peace talks as we will, between the governor of afghanistan and the taliban facilitated by the masons. -- nations. we will ask...
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interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in an afghan city and had also massacred thousands of shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, the president, who was a reformist, was a reformist, i suppose still, was president of iran. iran was very much concerned about the u.s. reaction to 9/11, was worried about how the u.s. was go
interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism and afghanistan, getting the terrorists to stop the attacks, morphed into a counterinsurgency . nationbuilding, trying to unite afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghans history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. and for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly, to those who wish america harm, to those who engage with us or our allies, know this. the united states will never rest. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and he will pay the ultimate price. and let me be clear. we will support the afghan people through diplomacy, international influence and humanitarian aid, we will continue to push for diplomacy engagement to prevent violence and instability. we will continue
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism and afghanistan, getting the terrorists to stop the attacks, morphed into a counterinsurgency . nationbuilding, trying to unite afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghans history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and...
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policy and presence in afghanistan. you're watching c-span3. >> terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977 innocent souls that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground on a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, and sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states planned from afghanistan. our objective was clear. the cause was just, our nato allies and partners rallied beside us. and i supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear. president obama asked me to travel to afghan start and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border with pakistan. what i saw in that trip reinforced my
policy and presence in afghanistan. you're watching c-span3. >> terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977 innocent souls that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground on a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, and sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states planned from afghanistan. our objective...
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forces from afghanistan. it has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan ports people and our national security interest. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration national security adviser, mcmaster, described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as quote, in unwise policy. instead, he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan security forces continue to bear the brunt of this fight. since u.s. pharmacist began to draw -- withdraw from afghanistan funded february agreement, security conditions on the ground of deteriorated. in june, the department of defense estimated that the taliban sustained levels of violence five times higher than those observed in february 2020 reduction of violence period. commander general kenneth mckenzie later described these escalations as not consistent with someone negotiating in good faith. nevertheless, after months of violence, d
forces from afghanistan. it has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan ports people and our national security interest. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration national security adviser, mcmaster, described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as quote, in unwise policy. instead, he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan security forces...
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troops from afghanistan. on september 11, 2001 terrorist engaged in a jihad, struck our homeland, killing almost 3000 innocent people. by taking the fight to enemies and standing with our partners abroad who need our help, we have prevented another event on a mass scale over the years since. but there are still many organizations that operate in afghanistan and pakistan region. nevertheless, president biden is implementing a phased withdrawal of all u.s. troops from afghanistan, one that explicitly ignores conditions on the ground. how have we gotten to this point? what is the current situation on the ground? what should we expect going forward? good terry panetta and general mcmaster both advisors and will discuss these and other questions with my colleague, bradley bowman. secretary panetta served as secretary panetta served as secretary of defense and director of the cia in the obama administration. his public service began in the u.s. army and and 16 years in congress. he is now chairman of the panetta in
troops from afghanistan. on september 11, 2001 terrorist engaged in a jihad, struck our homeland, killing almost 3000 innocent people. by taking the fight to enemies and standing with our partners abroad who need our help, we have prevented another event on a mass scale over the years since. but there are still many organizations that operate in afghanistan and pakistan region. nevertheless, president biden is implementing a phased withdrawal of all u.s. troops from afghanistan, one that...
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persuaded him to come to afghanistan that is why for the ninety years a deal what inside afghanistan that was catastrophic us was was going to suck exactly . the same way they are sometimes going to have become what bush created and that becomes a president that temptation a community interest enough on a son with doing that they can represent the interest of the american left on a sub but when we see the past seventeen years they have not produced they have not deliver there with which is wrong so that is why we didn't get this passed and must change now both president gandhi and president karzai before seemed used to have three d. a good relationship with the washington at the beginning of that terms which seems to have changed by the ad of the times what do you think explains this change of heart on the part of the afghan leadership and why is it so consistent starting on a high note and adding on an old on a low notes but that americans what i do believe deaf to lead issue was not able to deliver on one side by their own dad as they claimed the situation in afghanistan is differe
persuaded him to come to afghanistan that is why for the ninety years a deal what inside afghanistan that was catastrophic us was was going to suck exactly . the same way they are sometimes going to have become what bush created and that becomes a president that temptation a community interest enough on a son with doing that they can represent the interest of the american left on a sub but when we see the past seventeen years they have not produced they have not deliver there with which is...
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-afghanistan. what afghanistan's fear is a return of the large-scale violence of the civil war from 1992 to 1996. each of these groups wanted to be in a position of relative advantage, relative to one another to their potential competition. so they tried to affect the state capture, capture of state institution and functions and brad, when you and i were there together and i had the mission of standing up the counter corruption task force transparency, these groups were driven by a political motive and they were driven to hollow out the institutions we were trying to build because it was the weakness of those institutions with freedom of action and impunity in the ability to build up those power bases. so we never really integrated. what we try to do politically is what we are doing momentarily and then we integrate in self-delusion. and we defined the enemy as we relink them to be. we defined them as completely separate from al qaeda. you know how we know that, because of the great work fdd does.
-afghanistan. what afghanistan's fear is a return of the large-scale violence of the civil war from 1992 to 1996. each of these groups wanted to be in a position of relative advantage, relative to one another to their potential competition. so they tried to affect the state capture, capture of state institution and functions and brad, when you and i were there together and i had the mission of standing up the counter corruption task force transparency, these groups were driven by a political...
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strategy in afghanistan. witnesses include deputy secretary of state john sullivan and assistant defense secretary randall schreiber. this is just under two hours. >> the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. we thank all those in attendance. in rolling out its new south asia strategy last august, the administration underscored the united states hard-fought security gains in afghanistan and reiterated our commitment to helping establish a foundation for political resolution. ofh the recent reports shrinking government control of territory, continued high attrition of afghan forces and deadly attacks in kabul, it is foundation is a long way off. but we are encouraged i the new strategy.- by the new it is approaching the level our force to matter -- force commander requested. our nato a non-nato allies have also reinforced their troop commitments and support to afghan forces through 2020. nicholson says he has what he needs to assist afghans in achieving a sustainable outcome for the region. pr
strategy in afghanistan. witnesses include deputy secretary of state john sullivan and assistant defense secretary randall schreiber. this is just under two hours. >> the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. we thank all those in attendance. in rolling out its new south asia strategy last august, the administration underscored the united states hard-fought security gains in afghanistan and reiterated our commitment to helping establish a foundation for political...
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>> the situation in afghanistan is evolving. therefore it is hard to predict exactly what kind of situation and government we will have in afghanistan in the future. there are efforts to establish some kind of inclusive government, many international actors have called for that. if that happens, it would be easy to have some kind of relationship compared to if we have a taliban, the role of which is similar to something we saw 20 years ago. i think the important thing is to try to convey a clear message that we need a peaceful transition of power and we need an inclusive government in afghanistan respecting for the -- human rights. nato has ended its military presence, but the international community can, and also nato can continue to play a role in developing aid for different organizations that are playing an important role. there will hopefully be able to continue to play that role. to provide humanitarian aid, development aid and protect and support human rights. the military presence was and is important, but the broader ef
>> the situation in afghanistan is evolving. therefore it is hard to predict exactly what kind of situation and government we will have in afghanistan in the future. there are efforts to establish some kind of inclusive government, many international actors have called for that. if that happens, it would be easy to have some kind of relationship compared to if we have a taliban, the role of which is similar to something we saw 20 years ago. i think the important thing is to try to convey...
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we have invested a lot in afghanistan. i think we should have an honest and clear assessment of what went wrong and what we achieved. i will initiate that as soon as possible. exactly how that will be done, i will have to come back to that. it has brought support from allies for the assessment of the engagement to learn lessons and learn so we draw the right lessons from afghanistan. i have a humble approach. when we see the challenges, the crisis we are facing in afghanistan there are some serious lessons to be learned after two decades in afghanistan for nato. the message from all allies, the united states and what is reflected in the statement from foreign ministers today is the same. that the government, the rulers, the taliban in kabul and afghanistan, they need to live up to their international commitments. to not harbor support for international terrorist organizations like al qaeda and isis, to respect human rights, including the rights of women, and also to give free passage to people so they can leave the country
we have invested a lot in afghanistan. i think we should have an honest and clear assessment of what went wrong and what we achieved. i will initiate that as soon as possible. exactly how that will be done, i will have to come back to that. it has brought support from allies for the assessment of the engagement to learn lessons and learn so we draw the right lessons from afghanistan. i have a humble approach. when we see the challenges, the crisis we are facing in afghanistan there are some...
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election in afghanistan government which is what i read it organized it but election for afghanistan the whole procedure as you just did to write the whole procedure for election has gone wrong people enough want to start with people who voted people who feel that they are successful in the election people who feel that they have not been successful all of the decision boys are saying that this election was another good election and therefore. these are not the sort of legitimate part of it and i want to something that is a problem now you seem to lay the blame squarely at the feet of the afghan government but i want you for its international partners are also at least partly to blame because the western approach to afghanistan in particular the american approach to afghanistan has been there a little bit contradictory because on the one hand washington supports democratic governance it publicly indorse is elections but on the other hand. it embraces strongman the for the sake of sick. and i wonder if you can really have bulls democracy and this oversized reliance on the warlords in
election in afghanistan government which is what i read it organized it but election for afghanistan the whole procedure as you just did to write the whole procedure for election has gone wrong people enough want to start with people who voted people who feel that they are successful in the election people who feel that they have not been successful all of the decision boys are saying that this election was another good election and therefore. these are not the sort of legitimate part of it and...
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, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and purposes, the president's mission to me was to transition the theater. we had a lot to do. close down the theater, transition nato from a main force, ground force unit, to an advisory force, move the ansf into the lead, and recover the american 33,000 troops. - but the united states has made some big compromises along the way. its eagerness to try to hand things over to afghanistan, and its lack of success in building a really effective afghan national force, has led it to rely on either warlords who can keep the peace, so called, in certain parts of the country. or it has led the united states to
, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and...
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afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders admitting they did not have a plan, they did not know what they were doing. all of these failures and mistakes, i think a lot of them felt betrayed. they know a lot of their buddies were killed. they are saying, for what? they are angry. a lot of them are glad that the real story is coming out. they had, from their viewpoint, from their corner of where they were serving, many of them saw that things were not going well. doing their best to follow a strategy that may be did not make a whole lot of sense. hearing the stories of people coming back and having that difficul
afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders...
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mission in afghanistan and investing everything that we can to support the wider area around afghanistan, and to do everything that we can to avert a humanitarian crisis. mr. speaker, it is almost 20 years since the united states suffered the most catastrophic attack on its people since the second world war, in which 67 british citizens also lost their lives, at the hands of murderous terrorist groups incubated in afghanistan. in response, nato invoked article 5 of its treaty for the first and only time in its history, and the united kingdom, among others, joined america in going into afghanistan on a mission to extirpate al-qaeda in that country, and to do whatever we could to stabilise afghanistan, in spite of all the difficulties and challenges we knew that we would face. and we succeeded in that core mission. i will give way to my honorable friend. mr. ellwood: does the prime minister agree that we are ceding back the country to the very insurgency that we went in to defeat in the first place, and that the reputation of the west to support for democracies around the world has suffere
mission in afghanistan and investing everything that we can to support the wider area around afghanistan, and to do everything that we can to avert a humanitarian crisis. mr. speaker, it is almost 20 years since the united states suffered the most catastrophic attack on its people since the second world war, in which 67 british citizens also lost their lives, at the hands of murderous terrorist groups incubated in afghanistan. in response, nato invoked article 5 of its treaty for the first and...
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afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention review act which seeks to resolve some of the habeas issues. to talk about that bill, afghanistan, and anything else he would like to talk about, let me welcome senator lindsey graham. [applause] >> without food, i would have been worried. if you came here to figure out how al green paid his filing fee in south carolina or whether or not it is a good idea to dabble in witchcraft, whether obama was born in america, or whether the dream act will help senator harry reid in the upcoming election, you have come to
afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention...
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strategy in afghanistan. the political and economic structure in that country and the influence of regional partners like pakistan, china and india. this is 90 mince. >> okay. we're going to get started. i'm dan rundy, hold the chair at cis. we're here to talk about nonmilitary components of u.s. strategy in afghanistan. i think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact president trump and the trump administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without time lines and doubling down on a commitment to a great cause. the fact there are 3 million girls in school, a whole lot at stake in afghanistan, not just our security but moral component as well. there's a lot of progress that doesn't get a lot of coverage. for us to risk letting that go would be high. it's been a privilege to work with my friend ambassador wayne, who is the former coordinator. we've done a number of things with ambassador wayne. so we've got a very good to cover the issu
strategy in afghanistan. the political and economic structure in that country and the influence of regional partners like pakistan, china and india. this is 90 mince. >> okay. we're going to get started. i'm dan rundy, hold the chair at cis. we're here to talk about nonmilitary components of u.s. strategy in afghanistan. i think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact president trump and the trump administration has come forward with a...